Projectile.



M. PAQUETTE.

PROJECTILE.

APPLICATION FILED JULYIIO. I911.

Patented Aug. 20, 1918.

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PROJEGTILE.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, MATHIAS PA UETTE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Carney, in the county ofrMenominee and I 6 State of'Michigam have invented new and" useful Improvements in Projectiles, ofwhich the following is a specification. g

This invention relates to projectiles and more particularly to that formof pro ect1le designed to emit fumes or gases upon explosion of thecharge carried by the shell.

The object is to provide in a device of the character indicated animproved construction which shall render the missile more efficient inoperation than those heretofore employed.

A further object is to provide certain means of novel construction forfiring the charge. 1

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction,

combination and arrangement of :elements hereinafter described andclaimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a View of the longitudinal section.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of another form of the device.

Fig. 4 is an end view of the form shown in Fig. 3. y

Incarrying out my invention I'employ a casing provided with a head 12,said head being cut away asindicated at 14 and threaded for engagementwith the internally threaded portionof the flange 15 of the body portionof the shell. The pro ect1le proper is made of steel and the noseportion 18 formed of softer metal suchaslead which I will permit thenose to collapse under improjectile in pin 20 mounted within a bore 21in said nose portion and extending through a bore 22 in the head proper.A recess is provided at 23 at a point opposite the cap 24, this cap beinlocated at the end of the central boreor c 13.111181 25 in which themain. charge is placed.

Communicating with the centrallongitudinal-channel 25 are a plurality ofbores or chambers 28 extending radially and terminating at the surfaceof the shell, any suitable number being employed. These cham- 'bers 28are filled with chloroform or other "suitable material and are closed atopposite Specification of Letters Patent.

pact and cause the operation of the firing Patented Aug. 20, 1918.

Application filed July 10, 1917. Serial No. 179,239.

ends by means of wadding designated 29 and 30. The additional chambersor channels 31 communicate with bore 25 and extend toward the butt endof the shell terminat'ing at the points 32. These channels diverge withreference to each other and are intended to discharge their contents ina direction approximately opposite to the direction in which theprojectile is traveling. In the event that the shell strikes a woodenstructure or target of any character and penetrates to a, given distancebcfore exploding, these rearwardly extending channels will dischargetheir contents, Whereas those extending radially from the bore may beobstructed owing to the entrance of the shell into the structure of thetarget, whatever the latter may be.

In the form shown in Fig. 3 the same principle is carried out, but thechambers for receiving explosive material and the chloroform or othersimilar substance are differently located. The body portion of thep1'0]ectile is designated 35 and is formed of steel as is also the head36, the nose portion 37 being of softer material as in the previousinstance, lead being usually employed for this purpose.

The firing pin is designated 38 and extends through a bore 39 in thenose portion 37 and through a registering bore 40 in the head proper.The head is provided with a recess formed by making the inner portionthereof concave as shown at 41 and the firing pin projects beyond thewall of this recess into position for engagement with the cap 42 mountedat the end of the magazine 43 carrying the explosive charge. Thismagazine may comprise a channel or series of channels extending aroundthe core 45 of the projectile and in a longitudinal direction. Anotherchannel or series of channels 44 concentric with channels 43 are adaptedfor the reception of chloroform or other similar material.

The head is connected with the body portion by means of a flanged member47 cooperating with an annular threaded channel 48, whereby the elementsare firmly secured. It will be observed that in the second form abovedescribed the openings extending from the chambers formed within theshell are towardthe rear and these openings are suit,- ably closed as bymeans of devices 50 and 51.

What is claimed is;

1. In a projectile, a body portion provided with a channel extendinglongitudinally thereof, a head having connection with said body portionand provided with a collapsible nose piece, a firing pin positionedwithin said head and operatlve upon ,the collapse of the nose piece, andreceptacles for containing material adapted to emit fumes upon said headhaving the explosion of a charge,

a concave end portion and the nose piece having a convex end portloncooperating with the concave portion and having a bore being flaredtoward its outer end, said firing pin r6unded at its end conforming tothe curvature of the-collapsible nose piece, and being tapered toconform to the flared bore.

2. In a projectile, a body portion provided with a series'of channelsextending longitudinally and located around the main axis of theprojectile, said bodyportion including a central bore within said seriesof channels, a second series of channels concentric with that firstnamed and adapt-ed'to contain material emitting fumes upon the explosionof a charge Within the channels first named, sald channels first/namedconverging point adjacent a cap toward one end ad acent the head, and acap located between said converging portions and opposite the end of thecore, a head and a nose piece for said projectile, and a v firing pinextending through said head and nose piece to a point ad acent the cap.

a 3. In a projectile, a body portion provided with a plurality ofconcentrically arranged V and longitudinally extending channels, certainof the channels being-adapted to contain an explosive charge and othersto contain material emitting fumes upon the [explosion of the charge,the

body portion including a central bore of reduced diameter at its forWard end, and the inner series of channels converging toward saidreduced portion of the core and extending beyond said reduced portionproviding a recess for receiving a cap, a head, and a nose portionconnected with the body portion, a firing pin extending through saidhead and nose portion to a recess.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. MATHIAS PAQUETTE. I

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